Vine guide



Oct. 31, 1933. R. P. MILLER 177,933,218

VINE GUIDE Filed OCC. 51, 1952 www ' fliiomey Patented Oct. 31, 1933,Ulaire!) STATES v y VINE GUIDE Richard P.- Miller, Berkshire Heights,Pa.

Application October 31,

2 Claims.

My invention relates. generally to plant training and supporting means,and particularly to new and novel vine training and supporting guidesfor attachment to supports, such as walls, posts,

trellis, and the like, and an important object of my invention is toprovide devices of this character which are inexpensive and eiiicient. Y

It is also .an important object of my invention to provide devices ofthe character described which can be readily placed and secured in avariety of positions on a support for carrying and guiding a vinethereon, and which will after installation securely hold and guide thevine without in any way constricting upon, or injuring the fragileportions of thevine.

It is also an important object of my invention to provide devices of thecharacter described which have portions to be bent around or into otherholding relationship to the vines so as to securely hold the vine in a.variety of positions, which means may also be bent to release the vinetherefrom without requiring removal of the devices from the support towhich they were attached.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from areading of the following description in connection with the drawing,wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodimentof the invention.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a general view showing a portion of a brick Wall, and a vinesupported thereon by neans of a plurality of the devices of my inven-Figure 2 is a side elevational view of one of the devices installed onthe wall.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the devices.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bendable portion of the deviceminus the base portion thereof. v

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the devices shown with thebendable portion thereof bent into one of the positions for holding avine.

Referring in detail to the drawing the numeral 5 refers generally to asupporting surface such as a wall, post, trellis, or the like to whichis adapted to be attached one. form of the invention which is generallydesignated by the numeral 6.

The combination support and guide 6 comprises a disk-like base 7 which,for convenience, may be generally frusto-conical in form as shown in thedrawing. This formation constitutes a small axial face 8 and a largeaxial face 9 and the beveled wall, 10. The base may be formed of anysuitable material, such as ceramic material of 1932. Serial N0. 640,537

the glazed or unglazed type, or of any suitable composition whichprovides a fairly light-weight cementable base which will not readilydeteriorate under the action of the elements, and which is capable ofbeing formed or molded so as to receiveA and hold therein the bendablememberfof the device. In applying the device `of the invention to a wallor other supporting surface, the large face 9 is prepared with a coatingof a suitable cementing material adequate to cement the base to the faceof the supporting medium and the prepared large face 9 is then pressedagainst the surface of the supporting medium to which the device is tobe attached with suflicient pressure togaccomplish a bond therebetween.If desired,

` the coating of ccmenting material may be placed on the surface of thesupporting medium instead of upon the base 'l of the guide device withsimilar results. There are various cements on the open market which aresuitable for this purpose, a quick drying, strong cement beingrecommended.

It is to be observed that by the provision of the base 7 and the methodof attaching the same to the supporting medium by means of the coatingof cement 11, the necessity to bore, chisel, or otherwise work upon andforce objects into the surface of the supporting medium is dispensedwith, and injury to such supporting medium is avoided. Whenever thedevices of the invention are removed from the supporting medium, theplace on the supporting medium where the device was attached may bereadily rendered inconspicuous or entirely eliminated, so as to avoidmarring the appearance thereof. It will be obvious that the device ofthe invention may be colored to match or blend with the color of thesupporting medium or of the plants to be supported, so that they will beinconspicuous or decorative, as desired.

The bendable member 6 of thel device of the invention comprises ahairpin form such as that shown in Figure 4, which is made of suitablebendable metal, which will be susceptible of repeated bendings withoutfracture, and which will maintain the form into which it may be bent,after bending.

It will be observed that the legs of the hairpin form are brought closetogether into touching relation and that they are given a waved form asindicated at 12, so that the waved portions coact with each other, theWaves of one leg being substantially conformed to the waves of the otherleg. The terminal end portions of the legs are laterally bent asindicated at 13, and on the ends of these portions are angularlydirected flattened portions 14. y

The base 7 is cast, molded, pressed or otherwise formed upon theportions 13, 14 of the legs of the bendable member 6 so that when thebase is finished, the portions 13, 14 will be embedded therein as shownin Figure 2 in dotted lines, so as to unite the base 7 and the bendablemember 6.

Reference to Figure 5 shows how one of the devices may be bent toconfine and support thereon a portion of a vine. Though a bend is shownat 15 in the bendable memberV 6, the bendable member may be bent at anyother point so that a portion thereof is directed in a desireddirection. It is to be observed that there is imposed no limitation uponthe directions which the bendable member may take with respectltovertical and horizontal planes, but any disposition may be made thereof,and any bend placed yin the bendable member 6, which may suit theconvenience and fancy of any person employing the same. Severaldifferent directions of the-bendable member are indicated in Figure 1.

Though I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto, and any change orchanges may be made in material `and structure and arrangement of parts,within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described compsing a base permanentlycementable to a sup porting surface, a hook member having laterallydirected portions embedded in the base so that the hook member extendson one side of the base only, said hook member being arranged to bereadily bendable into a form to hold and guide a portion of a plantrelative to the supporting surface, said base being relatively small andthick and frusto-conical in form, said hook member having a portionprojecting axially from one end of the base, said bendable hook membercomprising a lU-shaped loop arranged with a portion of its legs axiallyentering the said one end of the base, laterally directed portions onthe legs within and embedded in the base and acting as anchors. 2. Adevice of the character described comprising a base permanentlycementable to a supporting surface, a hook member having laterallydirected portions embedded in the base so that the hook member extendson one side of the base only, said hook member being arranged to bereadily bendable into a form to hold and guide a portion of'a plantrelative to the' supporting surface, said base being relatively smalland thick and fuiste-conical in form, said hook member having a portionprojecting axially from one end of the base, said bendable hook membercomprisingA a U-shaped loop arranged with a portion of its legs axiallyentering the said one end of the base, laterally directed portions onthe legs within and Vembedded in the base and acting as anchors, thelegs of the hook member being brought close together and parallel andhaving mutually conforming longitudinal waves therein'whereby the legsmutually support each other and even bending thereof facilitated.

RICHARD P. MILLER.

